Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Future business

The Committee considers its work programme regularly to maintain a rolling programme of business. The Committee's main business over coming months will include: 

Carbon budgets

In September, the Committee expects to take evidence over three meetings on the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (Scottish Carbon Budgets) Amendment Regulations 2025 and the Scottish Government statement that goes with them. The Committee must report to Parliament on the regulations by 1 October. 

If they are approved, the Committee will lead a cross-committee effort to scrutinise the draft Climate Change Plan.

A Call for Views on what should be in the Climate Change Plan is open until 19 September. 

Find out more about the Committee’s scrutiny of the Climate Change Plan and the Call for Views in our animation. 

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will undertake scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 (consideration of the general principles). The Committee will take oral evidence at one meeting in September. It will also consider an analysis of responses to its Call for Views, which closes on 9 September, before deciding what other Stage 1 scrutiny to undertake.   

PE2123 Petition on Air Quality

The Committee expects to reconsider this petition at a meeting in early autumn. 

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

The Committee expects to scrutinise and report to Parliament on a Legislative Consent Memorandum from the Scottish Government after the summer recess.  

Other business

The Committee expects to use remaining meeting time before dissolution in March 2026 to scrutinise current issues relating to transport, energy, the circular economy, and environmental protection and regulation. Where possible, it will also continue to have annual “check-in” evidence sessions with autonomous public bodies with regulatory roles in these areas. (Check the Committee’s “current business” tabs for more information on all areas where the Committee maintains a watching brief.) There’s also a possibility of other Legislative Consent Memorandums, or supplementary LCMs, on UK Bills being referred to the Committee in the coming months 

Correspondence

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Official Reports of meetings

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To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, with the exception of matters relating to just transition; and on matters relating to land reform, natural resources and peatland, Scottish Land Commission, Crown Estate Scotland and Royal Botanic Garden within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands.